Delete old phone contents

Now that I have a new iPhone 4S, how do I delete all the information, such as contacts, photos, messages, etc from my old iPhone 3 before i send it away for recycling?
thanks

Settings>General>Reset
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2110

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HT4859 Sleep switch on my iPhone 5 went bad. Apple gave me another phone and the all the info was transferred to new phone. I can't back up to iCloud. CanI delete the old phone without losing all the info that was on it.

Is it ok to delete old phone from iCloud and not lose iCloud data.

If you mean to delete the old iPhone backup from Settings>iCloud>Storage and Backup>Manage Storage, yes, you can delete this and make a new one of your new iPhone. Nothing will be deleted from your iPhone.
Be sure that you have all the data you want in your new iPhone.

Why do i show 2 phones under my backups? Shows my old phone

Had to get new iPhone. Backed up my phone prior to purchasing new iPhone 5. Now unable to backup on cloud due to not enough storage. Shows my old phone backup & New phone backup. Will I lose all data if I delete old phone's backup? Thanks for the help!

No. Deleting the backup only deletes the backup. It won't do anything to the data on your phone.

I a got a new phone and backed all of my stuff on to the new one can I now delete the old phone backups off I cloud without deleting the content from my phone?

I a got a new phone and backed all of my stuff on to the new one can I now delete the old phone backups off I cloud without deleting the content from my phone?

Yes, absolutely, but before you do, give yourself three or four days to verify that you have everything on the new phone. You also probably will not be able to delete old backup for three days anyway, I have heard that Apple places server in three days lock out after restore from backup initially started.

How can I delete Apple ID from my old phone that it is not with me?

How can I delete Apple ID from my old phone?

You cannot delete Apple ID. You can change the password so the Apple ID without the correct password will be useless for others.
If you still have the old iPhone:
Wipe iPhone/iPad/iPod touch clean
There are a few steps to do:
Switch off iMessage in Settings > Messages
Switch off FaceTime in Settings > FaceTime (iPod touch 4th Generation or later, iPhone 4 or later and iPad 2 or later)
Delete iCloud in Settings > iCloud > Delete Account
Finally Settings > General > Reset > Erase All Content and Settings.
If device is registered: Un-register your device: https://supportprofile.apple.com
Now you can sell/give.
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I have a 3g iphone and I need to know how to delete old photos from my phone!! I need the space but there is no way to delete the pictures!! Help!!!

I have a 3g iPhone and I need to know how to delete old photos. Need to free up space and there is no clear way to delete these photos!! Can someone please let me know how to get rid of these pictures!!!! Help!!!

There are a number of ways to delete pictures from the Camera Roll. One is to open Camera Roll in the thumbnail view, tap the arrow button (top right), tap all the pictures you want to delete, tap the Delete button ant the bottom. Photo Library pictures are deleted by unchecking Sync Photos on the Photos tab of your iTunes sync settings, followed by syncing your phone.

I upgraded from iPhone 3GS to iPhone 6. Everything converted fine until I deleted an app in error. When I downloaded it from iTunes, my account is no longer recognized by the app's host servers. Can I go back and re-sync one app from my old phone?

I upgraded from iPhone 3GS to iPhone 6. Everything converted fine. Yesterday I deleted an app in error. When I downloaded the software it from iTunes ( did this many times on the old 3GS), my account is no longer recognized by the app's host servers (Playtika), even though it did after the initial conversion. Can I go back and re-sync just one app from my old phone?

Try deleting what is called the iPod Photo Cache.
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1314

I just got a new phone and deleted everything from my old one even my icloud and now on my new phone it says i have two devices on my icloud. i need help it wont let me delete my old phone from my icloud

so i got a new phone and i am using my icloud on tht new phone but itb says i have two devices on my icloud. i am trying to delete my old phone on my i cloud but it wont let me. i got an email saying that because in deleted my icloud from my old phone now i no one can delete it from the icloud account or try and find it. so *** do i do. and hown i can i delete my storage so its not to full because now my stuff cant be backed up

Settings>iCloud>Storage and Backup>Manage Storage. Select the phone that doesn't say "this phone" then scroll down and choose Delete Backup

HT4946 I cannot delete my old phone from the iCloud back up. It says "cannot delete backup" this back up cannot be deleted because it is in use

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I have the same problem here and it wont let me do another back up or delete the old one.... Please help!!!! Anyone

HT4847 I can not delete old icloud back up from my old phone, keep receiving an error message "this back up can not be deleted because it's in use" it is not in use that phone is long gone!

I can not delete old icloud back up from my old phone, keep receiving an error message "this back up can not be deleted because it's in use" it is not in use that phone is long gone!

I have the same problem here and it wont let me do another back up or delete the old one.... Please help!!!! Anyone

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I have the same problem - it is maddening. I rely on this iPad for work so this is not just an annoyance! The above solutions of changing the appleid on the device or on the website do not work.
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HT201269 yesterday i plugged my new Iphone in to my laptop and connected it up with Itunes. Itunes then deleted all my pictures off my new phone and reset my new phone with all the settings of my old phone! how do i get my pictures back?????

yesterday i plugged my new Iphone in to my laptop and connected it up with Itunes. Itunes then deleted all my pictures off my new phone and reset my new phone with all the settings of my old phone! how do i get my pictures back????? Before you say Icloud they are not on there

Sorry you can't. Looks like your phone restore to an older backup.
future reference import your pics to your PC, that way you can always sync it back using itunes
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4083

I have a new company iPhone 5 I backed up my old phone on the iCloud before it was replaced. The company put software on the phone when I got it but I can't figure out how to get my content back without erasing all the stuff that is new that they put on i

I have a new iPhone 5 with company software from where I work. I backed my old phone before I got this one on iCloud but I cannot figure out to get my stuff onto this phone without erasing the content that was just put on it.

The only way to do so is to start over: Settings>General>Reset>Erase All Content & Settings. You won't be able to use the backup of your old phone unless you are setting up a new phone.

Delete old phone contents

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